Olympus Tough TG-6 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II

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Detailed comparison and review of Olympus Tough TG-6 and Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus Tough TG-6 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 6.6 cm 6.09 cm
Width 11.3 cm 11.09 cm
Depth 3.24 cm 4.6 cm
Weight 253 g 316 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 253 g Camera only: 316 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red -
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 4x 5x
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,700,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis Dynamic Image Stabiliser)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Accelerometer, magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor -
PROCESSOR Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Image Processor TruePic VIII DIGIC 8
LENS Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 8.8 - 44 mm - f/1.8-2.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 0.54cm 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, anti-fog coating UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 31
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Yes Automatic Face Tracking technology, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Features - Auto eye sensor, pop-up
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
ISO (Max) 12800 25600
Native ISO - 125-12800
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-1600), ISO 100-12800 ISO 25600, ISO auto (125-12800), ISO 125-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, candle, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, portrait + nightscape, live composite Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, panning, Underwater, high dynamic, fisheye effect, miniature effect, toy camera effect, soft focus, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait, grainy monochrome, oil painting effect, water-painting effect, backlight hard, background defocus
Special Effects Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/25600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range - 0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.4 m - 4 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 1280 x 720
RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Battery Type Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 230 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 180 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 55 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 45 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Supported Host Device Platform - iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second 8 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 30 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, date/time stamp, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, digital tele-converter, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Time-Lapse recording, microscope image mode, Focus Stacking Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, USB charging, Backlight Correction HDR, Panorama Capture, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, RAW burst mode
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-6 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Included Accessories Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, wrist strap, additional battery
Software - Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility, Canon CameraWindow DC
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m -
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year Limited warranty - 2 years
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